diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e9a2dcd..0c3fdb9 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -103,12 +103,5 @@ debian/control-real: debian/bin/gencontrol.py $(CONTROL_FILES)
 	find debian/ -name __pycache__ -type d -exec rm -rf {} +
 	find debian/ -name '*.pyc' -type f -exec rm -f {} +
 	md5sum $(sort $^) > debian/control.md5sum
-	@echo
-	@echo This target is made to fail intentionally, to make sure
-	@echo that it is NEVER run during the automated build. Please
-	@echo ignore the following error, the debian/control file has
-	@echo been generated SUCCESSFULLY.
-	@echo
-	exit 1
 
 .PHONY: binary binary-% build build-% clean debian/control-real setup source clean-generated